continued from previous He turned his attention to Olivia: “Earth is a garden. Once you stop killing the weeds and allow everything to grow, you realize that no species was actually ever invasive or aggressive. They were all meant to be with each other. When you plough the garden, initially there is a little competition, … Continue reading A New Earth – The Memory of Extinction
continued from previous Olivia was about to go to sleep when Jonathan’s message notifications lit up on her phone screen. She opened the first message, showing thousands of purple jellyfish mesmerizingly dancing in slow motion in the brown ocean. There was no sound to the video, which made the image look even more hypnotic and … Continue reading A New Earth – Faster Than Previously Expected
continued from previous He arrived just in time for lunch. In fact, the rescue drone dropped him off directly at the end of the queue for the soup kitchen. John unstrapped himself, and waved goodbye to the robot. He heard a Trump deep fake voice yell “have a nice day!” – and the thing flew … Continue reading A New Earth – Have A Nice Day
continued from previous “Are you sure?” – said Ben “It is one of our working hypotheses at the moment”, Olivia replied. “It is possible that hurricanes, and other storms, combined with tropical temperatures, act almost like a shaking incubator environment: they increase gas exchange at the sea surface, therefore providing more CO2 for the phytoplankton – … Continue reading A New Earth – Hurricane World
continued from previous Julia felt empowered. Her days of self-blame, endless rumination and indecision were over. She was not afraid of anyone anymore, not the least her own slave masters. She was ready to take charge of her situation and change everything, even if this meant collateral damage to some. She was ready to take … Continue reading A New Earth – Julia’s Wrath
continued from previous “Julia certainly looks scary” – said the deep fake Kim Kardashian, pointing to the satellite map. “Get yourselves ready for your first ever phytoplankton hurricane. And a category 6 for that matter!” “That’s right” said the Trump deep fake. “For those of you who already lived through Elvira, Walter and Fiona, you … Continue reading A New Earth – Julia
continued from previous “Good morning! Can I show you something?” Michael said to Olivia as she was taking a slow sip of her coffee. She took her time putting down the cup on the benchtop, avoiding to look in his direction. Arms crossed, she got up and followed him to his station. Pausing as she … Continue reading A New Earth – Genesis II
continued from previous Of course, John wasn’t the only one who knew that the natural world was accelerating towards a new order. Artificial Intelligence programs, originally designed with the purpose of forecasting investment performance, had self-learned the art of speculation to the point where they could predict almost anything, about anyone. It wasn’t until their … Continue reading A New Earth – The Oracle
continued from previous “You mean that we’ve crossed the tipping point and into ecosystem self-destruction?” Olivia asked. Her look was one of both astonishment and concern. “In order to create, first you must destroy” John said. “Earth is trying to rebuild the food chain from scratch, while there’s still time and resources. She’s started at … Continue reading A New Earth – Deconstruction
continued from previous Olivia was pretending to sort through the stack of papers in front of her on the podium. She didn’t want to look straight into the crowd, for fear that her nerves may get the better of her. The lights were finally dimming in the lecture hall, as journalists secured last-minute strategic positions … Continue reading A New Earth – Fuel
George Tsakraklides 